Name/Title
Unidentified People, 1978Entry/Object ID
2007-012.D420PDescription
Unidentified People, 1978. These fourteen black and white film negative strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images were created using four separate film rolls, so some of the physical numbers on the strips are repeated. For the purposes of this description, these strips will be grouped according to the film roll from which they originally came. Each group will be assigned a lower-case letter to go along with the physical numbers on the strips (ex: 1a, 2a, 3a, 1b, 2b, 3b, etc.) to help differentiate between images.
The images in group "a" show young people posing with trophies, and a plant sale taking place in a parking lot. Image 13a shows two young women and two young men holding trophies and posing together for photos. The two young women are seated, and the two young men are standing behind the young women. The young woman on the left has very long hair and is wearing a dress over a turtleneck sweater. The young woman on the right has shoulder-length hair and is wearing a short-sleeved blouse and skirt. Both young men have medium-length hair and are wearing sweaters over collared shirts. Images 14a through 16a are nearly identical to image 13a. Image 16a shows the same scene at the previous four images, but her the scene is off-kilter and blurred, suggesting that the image was captured on accident. Image 23 shows a man standing near a selection of potted plants set out on the ground outside the open side door of a van. The man is at the right-hand side of the image, and he is wearing a wicker cowboy hat and a polo shirt. He is facing toward the left-hand side of the image, and is shown in profile. His arms are crossed. The van is at the left-hand side of the image. Image 24a is very similar to the previous image, but here the man has turned his head partially toward the camera. A sign above the man's head is partially visible in this image. The sign reads "Ye Public House." Image 25a is very similar to the previous image, but here the man has turned his head slightly more toward the camera. Image 26a shows the bed of a truck filled with potted plants. The plants have small signs sticking out of them showing their variety. A hand-painted sign is at the rear window of the truck, and it shows that the plants are being sold by Meehan's Herb-ery. The photographer was standing at the tailgate of the truck while capturing this image. Image 27a is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has turned toward their right slightly. Here two women are visible standing alongside the truck bed. Image 28a shows two small children standing in front of a parked, open-topped truck trailer full of plants. The trailer hitch hookup is resting on a piece of firewood. Several other adults and children and many parked vehicles are partially visible in the background. In the far background is a Western Farmers Association sign advertising lawn food for $9.95. This image is oriented vertically. Image 29 is very similar to the previous image, but here the image is oriented horizontally. Image 30 shows a woman shopping for or tending to a large number of various potted plants for sale. These plants are in the bed of a truck. She has her hair up in a bun on each side of her head. Her body is oriented toward the camera, and she is looking downward at the plants. Image 31a shows same woman from image 30a still standing at the truck bed full of plants. Here the woman is looking to her left toward an older woman with curly hair wearing reflective sunglasses and a Hawaiian shirt. Image 32a is nearly identical to the previous image. Image 33a is very similar to the previous image, but the woman with her hair up in buns is not in the image. Image 34a shows a young woman seated in the bed of a pickup truck with several jars full of flowers. The young woman has long, wavy hair tied back and is wearing a long dress. Several people are passing by the young woman in the truck. Many cars are parked in the background. On the left-hand side of the background is a large store with a sign which reads "Western Farmers." The photographer captured this image while standing near the passenger-side door of the pickup truck and looking toward the bed of the truck. Image 35a again shows the young woman sitting in the back of the pickup. Here the photographer was standing behind the truck and looking toward the truck's bed. Image 36a shows two men standing next to a 1950s-era car. There are many ceramic pots in two groups sitting on cloths on the ground near the men. The man on the left is wearing a fedora and bolo tie. The man on the right is wearing a newsboy cap and suspenders. This man is also partially seated on the trunk of the car. The men are looking toward each other. Image 37a is very similar to the previous image, but here the man on the right is looking off toward the right-hand side of the image. Image 38a shows many plants and a box of egg cartons on a table. There are people standing in the background. Image 39a shows a standing woman and a seated man next to a van with the passenger and rear doors open. The woman is wearing a sun hat, a long vest and a skirt. The man is wearing glasses and a polo shirt. The man is holding a paper bag in his left hand and is reaching into a cardboard box with his right hand. The box reads "Seed Potatoes" and "FINNISH." Image 40a is similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has moved in closer to the seated man. The woman in the sun hat is leaning down into the image. Image 41a shows the people and vehicles congregated for the plant sale from a distance. The vehicles are all parked near to a building which appears to be a store or perhaps a restaurant. There is a wide expanse of empty parking lot between the photographer and the building/vehicles. Image 42a shows the man, woman and van seen in images 39a and 40a. Here two additionally women, one pushing a baby in a stroller, are browsing the plants. This image is oriented vertically. Image 43a is nearly identical to the previous image, but here the image is oriented horizontally.
The images in group "b" show a woman with a bouquet of flowers and children working at school. Image 30b shows a young woman standing at a microphone while holding a bouquet of flowers. The woman has shoulder-length hair and is wearing a vest with a scarf tied at her neck. A man in a blazer and tie is visible in the background at the left-hand side of the image. There appears to be a Capitalarian badge on the man's blazer. Approximately seven other young men and women are visible in the background. Image 31b shows the man in the blazer and tie standing next to the woman holding the bouquet. Image 32b shows the young woman holding the bouquet. She is shown from the waist up. She is looking toward the camera. Image 33b is similar to the previous image, but here the young woman is looking off toward the right-hand side of the image and smiling. Image 34b and 35b are nearly identical to image 32b. Images 34b through 38b are so faded as to be nearly blank. Image 39b shows a boy and a girl each leaning with one arm on a table with papers on it. The boy is at the left and has wavy, medium-length hair. The girl is on the right and has long, straight hair. They are facing toward each other. These children are in a long room that extends behind them. Other children are in the background. Image 44b shows a top-down view of a girl is a dress kneeling on the ground and working on school work. Image 45b shows two little boys working together on school work. One boy is writing and the other is holding down the piece of paper with both hands. Both boys are wearing horizontally-striped polo shirts. Image 2b shows a little boy laying on his stomach on the floor and working on school work, His feet are up in the air. He is wearing a sleeveless shirt. Image 3b is nearly identical to the previous image. Image 4b shows a boy in a t-shirt working on school work at a table. Images 5b through 7b are nearly identical to image 4b.
The images in group "c" show a man posing for a photo, a woman and a boy standing in a parking lot, a close-up of a woman's face in a car, a man and woman sitting on a bench, and a toy airplane and a toy bird hanging from a ceiling. Image 30c shows a man with glasses wearing a collared shirt. His head and body are oriented directly toward the camera. He is looking toward the camera and smiling. Images 31c through 32c are nearly identical to image 30c. Image 33c shows a woman and a boy holding hands in a parking lot. The woman is on the left and is wearing a vertically-striped collared shirt. She is looking at the boy. The boy is wearing a horizontally-striped t-shirt and is looking toward the right-hand side of the image frame. A building is partially visible in the background. There is a sign on top of the building which reads "DRUGS." Image 34c shows the woman from the previous image. This image is a close-up of the woman's face. Image 38c shows a man and a woman seated on a bench. There appears to be a map of southern Puget Sound painted on the wall behind these two people. Both people's heads and bodies are oriented toward the left-hand side of the image. Image 39c shows the same two people seated on the bench, but here the photographer has moved away from the two people. Here the people are in the lower-right portion of the image, and they are facing toward the camera. Image 1c shows a toy airplane hanging from a ceiling. Image 2c shows a toy duck hanging from a ceiling. Image 3c shows both the airplane and the duck hanging from a ceiling.
The images in group "d" show a potted fern on a table, two men speaking to each other, and a seated woman. All of these images likely have to do with the North Thurston School District and North Thurston School Board. Image 3d shows a potted fern on a table. There are several documents scattered about on the table around the potted fern. At least some of these documents pertain to North Thurston School District. Image 4d shows two men shaking hands. The man on the left is wearing a horizontally-striped polo shirt. The man on the right is wearing a blazer and tie. They appear to be in a classroom or meeting room. Image 5d shows the same two men from the previous image, but here the man on the left is looking down at a document in his hands. The man in the blazer and tie is looking at the man in the polo. One woman and two men, all seated, are visible between the man in the polo and the man in the blazer and tie. The woman appears to be Thelma Jackson. Image 6d shows the man in the blazer and tie seated in a metal folding chair. Several other people are seated behind the man. Image 7d shows the man in the polo shirt and the man in the blazer and tie passing a check from one to the other. The man in the polo shirt is at the left, and the man in the blazer and tie is at the right. The check is from the Washington Public Power Supply System, and is made out to North Thurston School District No. 3. The amount is hard to make out, but it appears to be from $105,910. The check is dated for April of 1978, but the specific date is difficult to make out. Images 8d through 10d are nearly identical to image 7d. Image 11d shows a woman with wavy hair seated in a metal folding chair. She is wearing a poncho-like sweater over a collared shirt. An American flag is visible on the wall in the background. This woman is turned partially toward the right-hand side of the image. Image 12d is nearly identical to image 11d.Made/Created
Date made
1978 - 1978Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
Search Terms
People, Events, Children, Schools, Western Farmers Association, North Thurston School BoardRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Thelma Jackson